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About Dhoguwan Village

Dhoguwan is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 253 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2455.24 hectares hectares.

Dhoguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 2455.24 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 253
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoguwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhoguwan is the 120th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 2455.24 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhoguwan

Dhoguwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhoguwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhoguwan from other places

Dhoguwan lies about 47 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhoguwan
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Dhoguwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhoguwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoguwan village had a population of 460. That makes it the 120th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Dhoguwan village has 253 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoguwan has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Dhoguwan covers 2455.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoguwan falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhoguwan is Khajuraho, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhoguwan.

Dhoguwan is about 47 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoguwan is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 12 km away. Rajnagar is about 14 km away. Khajuraho is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akona (3.3 km), Koda (3.6 km) and Sapoha (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhoguwan today is likely to be higher.

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